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Kyle Cochran, John Fengya, Adam Bradley, Michael Pereira, Matt Prodanovich of Sub-Radio<br><br>

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  • Music

Sub-Radio offers a positively "soft" version of pop-punk. It's exactly what the genre needs

The D.C. area band didn't fall far from the genre's tree, but it's ripping out pop-punk's more problematic roots.

May 10, 2025
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  • Ryan Benk
This week, we finally get a shake-up on the <em>Billboard</em> 200 from Swedish hard-rock band Ghost with its new album, <em>Skeletá</em>.

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  • Music

A Swedish hard-rock band tops the charts, while Kendrick Lamar ties an all-time record

The Swedish hard-rock band Ghost has never topped the Billboard 200 albums chart — until this week. Elsewhere, Kendrick Lamar's "Luther (feat. SZA)" holds at No. 1 for an 11th week, tying a record for hip-hop songs.

May 09, 2025
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  • Stephen Thompson
Smokey Robinson performs onstage during the 65th Grammy Awards on Feb. 5, 2023, in Los Angeles, Calif.

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  • Arts & Life

Former housekeepers accuse Smokey Robinson of rape, sexual battery

A lawsuit filed on behalf of four women accuses R&B legend Smokey Robinson of sexual misconduct.

May 09, 2025
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  • Elizabeth Blair
The musician Cassie was the first to bring a civil lawsuit against Sean "Diddy" Combs in November 2023 — and may have opened the doors for the federal investigation that landed Combs in custody.

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  • Music

How a post #MeToo law opened the floodgates for allegations against Sean 'Diddy' Combs

The New York Adult Survivors Act gave alleged victims of sexual violence a one-year window to file civil claims, even after the statute of limitations had lapsed. It's a law that may have opened the doors for the federal investigation that landed Sean Combs in custody.

May 09, 2025
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  • Isabella Gomez Sarmiento
Soprano Barbara Hannigan takes the spotlight on <em>Electric Fields</em>, a new collaborative album inspired by the 12th-century abbess and composer Hildegard von Bingen.

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  • Music

Under the spell of Hildegard: A new album reboots ancient music

The 12th-century abbess, scientist and composer inspires new interpretations of her music, and new works, on an album spotlighting soprano Barbara Hannigan.

May 09, 2025
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  • Tom Huizenga
Female hand holds a wireless microphone

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  • Music

What should I sing? How to pick the perfect karaoke song

It can be hard to pick a good karaoke song. You want it to be something you know well enough to pull off onstage, but also something you actually like. Here's how to narrow down your options.

May 09, 2025
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  • Zak Rosen and
  • Malaka Gharib
The Doobie Brothers 2025.

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  • Music Interviews

The Doobie Brothers mine Southern influences and promote human connection with 'Walk This Road'

Tom Johnston and Michael McDonald spoke with GPB about their new album, out June 6, and upcoming induction into the Songwriters Hall of Fame.

May 08, 2025
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  • Kristi York Wooten
Sean "Diddy" Combs attends an album release party for his <em>The Love Album: Off The Grid</em> album on Sept. 15, 2023, in New York City.

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  • Music

Sean 'Diddy' Combs' fame posed challenges during jury selection

Nearly 100 potential jurors were whittled down to a group of 45 on Wednesday ahead of the mogul's case for racketeering and prostitution. For many, his outsized celebrity was an issue.

May 07, 2025
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  • Isabella Gomez Sarmiento
After a 30-year career spent defying expectations, André 3000's latest sleight of hand finds him moving the keys like Bob James.

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  • Music

On his surprise piano EP, André 3000 continues to play with our expectations

Few music icons have consistently pulled magic — or unpredictable pivots — out the hat like André 3000. 7 piano sketches, his newly released surprise EP, follows up the instrumental turn he took on 2023's New Blue Sun with another non-rap project.

May 07, 2025
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  • Rodney Carmichael
Percival Everett has won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction for his novel <em>James.</em>

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  • Arts & Life

'James' wins 2025 Pulitzer Prize for fiction

The 2025 Pulitzer Prizes were announced Monday afternoon. Percival Everett won the award for fiction for his novel James, a powerful re-imagination of Huckleberry Finn.

May 06, 2025
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  • Juliana Kim and
  • Andrew Limbong
Miles Caton as aspiring bluesman Sammie Moore in a pivotal scene from <em>Sinners</em>.

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  • Music Features

In 'Sinners,' the blues is a portal between this world and the next

Ryan Coogler's period thriller knows "the devil's music" isn't the opposite of the holy word, but its twin.

May 05, 2025
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  • Sheldon Pearce
Jill Sobule in 2023.

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  • Arts & Life

Jill Sobule, singer-songwriter behind the gay anthem 'I Kissed a Girl,' dies at 66.

The artist died in a house fire in Woodbury, Minn. on Thursday.

May 05, 2025
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  • Chloe Veltman
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - MAY 15: Sean "Diddy" Combs attends the 2022 Billboard Music Awards at MGM Grand Garden Arena on May 15, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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  • Music

Jury selection in Sean 'Diddy' Combs sex trafficking trial begins today

The trial for the rap mogul, who faces criminal charges for sex trafficking, racketeering conspiracy and transporting to engage in prostitution, is underway. Opening statements are slated for May 12.

May 05, 2025
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  • Isabella Gomez Sarmiento
Lady Gaga performs during a massive free show at Copacabana Beach on Saturday in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

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  • World

Brazilian police say they prevented a bomb attack at the free Lady Gaga concert

Police say they arrested two people involved. The target was a free Lady Gaga concert in Rio de Janeiro, which drew more than 2 million people to Copacabana Beach on Saturday night.

May 04, 2025
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  • Andrew Limbong
 (L-R) Michael Stipe, Peter Buck, Bill Berry and Mike Mills, of R.E.M., attend the 2024 Songwriters Hall of Fame Induction and Awards Gala at New York Marriott Marquis Hotel on June 13, 2024 in New York City.

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  • News

Georgia music icons R.E.M. release new video of 'Radio Free Europe' for World Press Freedom Day

The updated video is set to a remix of the band's 1981 debut single and celebrates the 75th anniversary of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty.

May 02, 2025
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  • Kristi York Wooten and
  • Associated Press
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